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Clear Aperture Diagram 768x768
During the manufacturing process, a lower quality surface near the edge of an optical component is created. The diameter of the area inside of the optical component that must ...
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Optics is the study of light. The root of the word “opt” relates to the eye and vision, while the suffix “ics” refers to a science or discipline. [1] With that enLIGHTenment, ...
Electromagnetic Spectrum Diagram 1536x1086
Light that the human eye can see is just a small sliver of the electromagnetic spectrum. We use wavelength (λ), measured in nanometers (nm) or micrometers (1 μm = 1000 nm), to...
Glass Slab Scaled
The properties of light evident in nature are utilized by humans through instruments such as lenses and mirrors. While one might think that glass is the main material used to ...